Our team has extensive experience in property law, and handles all aspects relating to property and property law in South Africa, including the negotiating and drafting of agreements relating to property transactions (and registration and conveyancing, leases, servitudes, town planning, mortgage and notarial bonds, sectional title developments, sub-division and consolidation of properties, anti-nuptial contracts and various applications, consents and servitudes.

Recently the firm has provided legal advice on a number of significant property transactions, including the transfer of properties in excess of R350 million,  amongst other developments and transfer of plots in the prestigious St Francis Bay Golf Links. 

Some of the panels that we are on include:

• ABSA Bank

• Standard Bank

• First National Bank

• Nedbank

Our experience and skill has proven invaluable to our clients, including all four major banks, property developers, private individuals and the residential real estate sector.

Every property transaction gives rise to various tax consequences.  Our specialist taxation lawyers have the knowledge and expertise to structure every property transaction in such a way as to have due regard to the taxation consequences of transfer duty, value added tax, capital gains tax, estate duty and income tax.

Our property services include:

• Conveyancing

• Mortgage bond registration and cancellation

• Purchase and Sale agreements

• Regulatory and Legislative advice

• Sectional title transfers and developments

• Commercial property transactions

• Development agreements

• Advice and tax structuring of property transactions